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Definitions

  1. 1. Taiwan pr. [xì]
  2. 2. dusk
  3. 3. evening

Words Containing 夕

朝花夕拾
zhāo huā xī shí

\Dawn Blossoms Plucked at Dusk\, a collection of autobiographical essays by Lu Xun 魯迅|鲁迅[lǔ xùn]

朝饔夕飧
zhāo yōng xī sūn

lit. breakfast in the morning and supper in the evening (idiom)

朝夕
zhāo xī

morning and night

宾夕法尼亚大学
bīn xī fǎ ní yà dà xué

University of Pennsylvania

宾夕法尼亚
bīn xī fǎ ní yà

Pennsylvania

朝乾夕惕
zhāo qián xī tì

cautious and diligent all day long (idiom)

只争朝夕
zhǐ zhēng zhāo xī

(idiom) to seize every minute; to make the best use of one's time

危在旦夕
wēi zài dàn xī

in imminent peril (idiom)

夕阳西下
xī yáng xī xià

the sun sets in the west (idiom)

夕照
xī zhào

glow of the setting sun

朝不虑夕
zhāo bù lǜ xī

at dawn, not sure of lasting to evening (idiom); precarious state

万圣节前夕
wàn shèng jié qián xī

All Saints' Eve

七夕
qī xī

double seven festival, evening of seventh of lunar seventh month

花朝月夕
huā zhāo yuè xī

a beautiful day

月夕
yuè xī

Mid-autumn Festival on lunar 15th August

新年前夕
xīn nián qián xī

New Year's eve

宾夕法尼亚州
bīn xī fǎ ní yà zhōu

Pennsylvania

朝不保夕
zhāo bù bǎo xī

at dawn, not sure of lasting to evening (idiom); precarious state

朝过夕改
zhāo guò xī gǎi

to correct in the evening a fault of the morning (idiom)

只争旦夕
zhǐ zhēng dàn xī

see 只爭朝夕|只争朝夕[zhǐ zhēng zhāo xī]

朝令夕改
zhāo lìng xī gǎi

to make frequent or unpredictable changes in policy (idiom)

七夕节
qī xī jié

Qixi Festival or Double Seven Festival on the 7th day of the 7th lunar month

命在旦夕
mìng zài dàn xī

to be at death's door (idiom)

夕发朝至
xī fā zhāo zhì

to depart in the evening and arrive the next morning

夕阳产业
xī yáng chǎn yè

sunset industry

前夕
qián xī

eve

天有不测风云,人有旦夕祸福
tiān yǒu bù cè fēng yún , rén yǒu dàn xī huò fú

fortune as unpredictable as the weather, every day may bring fortune or calamity (idiom); sth unexpected may happen at any moment

一夕
yī xī

overnight; instantly; very quickly

圣诞前夕
shèng dàn qián xī

Christmas eve

夕阳
xī yáng

sunset

除夕
chú xī

lunar New Year's Eve

朝闻夕改
zhāo wén xī gǎi

lit. heard in the morning and changed by the evening

朝夕相处
zhāo xī xiāng chǔ

to spend all one's time together (idiom)

一朝一夕
yī zhāo yī xī

lit. one morning and one evening (idiom)

小除夕
xiǎo chú xī

the day before New Year's Eve

一夕数惊
yī xī shù jīng

one scare after another (idiom)